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I can't take any article that opens up with an emotional story seriously. I actually don't like NYT, but this lede ruins the article for me. Facts should always
by fngjdflmdflg 2y ago
I can't take any article that opens up with an emotional story seriously. I actually don't like NYT, but this lede ruins the article for me. Facts should always come first, or at the very least a some concrete idea about the thesis or main points of the article. Instead I get an emotional appeal. Ironically this is exactly the kind of thing I would expect to find in an NYT feature story.
- jimbob45 2y agoI find it effective when I come into the article predisposed against one side. When that happens, I don’t mind if the author pulls out all of the emotional stops to engage me because I was most likely going to skim it anyway.
- whimsicalism 2y agoif you read a bit further, the author points out the exact same - they are mocking NYRB